要 — need, main point, essence
かなめ
要
need
かなめ
U+8981
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #106
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1730
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- need
- main point
- essence
- pivot
- key to
Readings
- On'yomi
- よう you
- Kun'yomi
- かなめ kaname い i
word
かなめ kaname Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
よう you On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
41 wordsEach dot is a word containing 要: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 12 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.